How to install the hood, is the hood necessary

When shooting in bright light, it's a good idea to use a lens hood that prevents stray light from entering the lens and causing streamers. It is also a common photographic accessory in front of the camera lens, and it comes in a variety of textures such as metal, hard plastic, and soft plastic.

To install the hood, align the rectangular pit on the edge of the hood with the focal length indicator on the lens barrel

<>1) Put the lens hood into the front of the lens and rotate it 90° clockwise until it is tightened, and then the circular pit should be aligned with the focal length indication.

2) When installed correctly, the large cover on the hood should be in the upper and lower positions. Never force a hood to be installed. If registration is not possible, check that the position is correct. Remove the hood, rotate it 90° counterclockwise, and remove it.

When the camera is not in use, the hood can be installed upside down. When one of the large hoods is attached, insert the lens hood into the front of the lens and rotate it 90° clockwise until it clicks tightly.

When the camera is covered with the lens cap, the lens hood can also be attached or removed. To remove the hood, rotate it 90° counterclockwise and remove it. In bright daylight or backlit situations, the lens hood minimizes lens flash and ghosting.

The lens hood can block excess light and improve the quality. Check that the camera is turned off and that the lens is retracted.

1. (1) Remove the lens ring.

2) Install the lens hood adapter.

2. Install the lens hood.

1) Place the camera with the camera facing down.

2) Hook the hook into the lens hood adapter.

3) Push the lens hood.

4) Align the markers as illustrated.

5) Set the screws. Check that the screws are secured, and then install the lens hood.

Do not fix the screws too tightly.

Pay attention when storing temporarily:

1.Remove the lens hood, turn it around and install it from scratch.

1) Place the camera with the camera facing down.

2) Hook the hook into the lens hood adapter.

3) Push the lens hood.

4) Align the markers as illustrated.

5) Set the screws. Check that the screws are secured, and then install the lens hood.

Do not fix the screws too tightly.

2. Attach the lens cap. Do not shoot when temporarily storing the lens hood**.

Make sure the lens cap is securely attached.

Remember: 1. When shooting with a flash with a lens hood attached, the underside of the flash may turn black (vignetting effect) and the flash control may be disabled because the lens hood will dim the flash. It is recommended to remove the lens hood for shooting.

2. When using the AF auxiliary light in a dark place, remove the lens hood.

3. Details on how to install MC protector and ND filter.

4. If you have lost the attached accessories, please consult the dealer or your nearest service center.

As a final note, the hood should not be used in conjunction with the built-in flashing light, as it can cause shadows to appear.

A DSLR camera hood is necessary.

Camera lenses all have an accessory called a "lens hood," which looks like a short, round barrel that is fixed to the front of the lens. The main reason why a lens hood is an essential photographic accessory is that it makes your ** look more transparent. Its purpose is to prevent discoloration from appearing easily in certain light.

This is because the harsh glare enters the camera lens and spreads over a portion of the image. The hood can alleviate such problems by acting as a cap on the front glass element. With the lens hood attached, the contrast and sharpness of the lens are greatly improved, making it especially useful when shooting in the sun.

Advantages and disadvantages of lens hoods:

1. Advantages. In addition to avoiding strong light, the hood also greatly protects the camera from the perspective of physical collisions. This is because when the lens hood is worn on the lens, it will withstand the impact of most impacts.

If the hood is damaged, it is much cheaper than changing the lens directly.

2. Disadvantages. Some lenses, especially wide-angle lenses and flashes, may darken the four corners of ** when a lens hood is attached. In addition, lenses with additional lens hoods will also increase the overall length, which may cause inconvenience.

This is especially true on telephoto lenses, where the lens is long, and the capacity of the backpack and shooting space should be considered, so avoid being careful of the bump of the lens.

A lens hood is a device installed on the front of a photographic lens, digital camera and video camera to block harmful light, and it is also one of the most commonly used photographic accessories. The hood is available in a variety of materials such as metal, hard plastic, and soft plastic. Most 135 lenses come standard with a lens hood, and some lenses need to be purchased separately.

The lens hood models used for different lenses are different and cannot be used interchangeably.

What is a lens hood used for?

The function of the lens hood is to suppress stray light from entering the lens to eliminate fog, improve the clarity and color reproduction of imaging, and the main uses are as follows:

1. In backlight, side light or flash photography, it can prevent the entry of non-imaging light and avoid haze;

2. When shooting in the light and side light, the scattered light around it can be avoided from entering the lens;

3. In light photography or night photography, it can avoid the surrounding interference light from entering the lens;

4. The lens hood can also prevent accidental damage to the lens, and can also avoid fingers touching the surface of the lens by mistake, and to some extent, it can shield the lens from wind, sand, rain and snow.

Lens hoods are widely used for backlit photography and generally avoid glare. However, if the light source is close to each other, glare may still occur, so you can use your hand to block the hood on the side of the light source, and you can directly observe the effect in the viewfinder if the glare is eliminated. In addition to the optical quality of the lens itself, the role of blind dismantling of the hood is very obvious, no matter the color, sharpness and contrast of the lens hood are not ideal, and the use of the lens hood** has good performance in several aspects, a small lens hood, the effect is very different.

What are the functions of SLR hoods?

The lens hood is generally installed in front of our DSLR lenses, so that it can reduce the ingress of harmful light, and the lens hood is one of the accessories we commonly use. There are many types of hoods and materials, the more common ones are metal, soft rubber and hard plastic. The hood is not universal, and the hood varies depending on the model of the lens.

The main purpose of the lens hood is to keep some stray light, astigmatism and some harmful light from entering the lens, so that we can improve the clarity of the image and the color of the image when we take pictures with SLR.

And the hood can also play a protective role in our lens, reduce the occurrence of accidents, and with the hood our fingers do not touch the lens back to cause unclear, and in bad weather, the hood also has a certain function of sheltering from wind and rain.